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Nursery will have their party in their nursery session on Friday 16th December. That way there will be a morning and afternoon party.
We will be inviting parents and carers to join us for Festive Singing on Friday 9th December.
This is also Save the Children Christmas Jumper day. We ask that children wear their uniform, but substitute their usual jumper for a Christmas one. Please make or recycle - we don't want anyone to think they must buy a new jumper. There will be a donation link on ParentPay for Save the Children.
As for the singing, we will be sending a letter home with each child detailing the time of their performance. There will be 2 tickets attached. Two adults per child will be able to join us for this event in the school hall. Please look after your tickets - we will not be giving out extras or replacements!
We will have class lists on the day and mark off a maximum of 2 adults per child, so please support us with this. It is the first large event since Covid and we need to manage numbers on this occasion.
What about family members who cannot attend the performance? We will record the children singing in their classroom and post this on the school website the week after the performances.
Thank you.
It's Panto day on Wednesday! (Usual school uniform)
The younger children from Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will be having a theatre experience in the hall with Chaplins Theatre Company. Please, if you can, donate £1 towards the cost of this via ParentPay. Thank you for the donations so far.
The older children in Year 3 and Year 4 will be having a Jack and the Beanstalk live actor cinema experience with popcorn and squash in their classrooms (we will provide this - please advise us of children unable to have this). We will be setting up a donation link on ParentPay tomorrow. If you can donate £1 please do as it really helps towards the cost.
Thank you.
Please read the advice on the increase in Scarlet Fever and Strep A.
If your child is unwell and getting worse, please contact your GP/ 111.
In an emergency, for instance if they are having difficulty breathing, phone 999.
Non uniform choccie donation day - 1st December
Children can wear non uniform if they bring in a donation for the chocolate tombola stall - so full sized chocolate bars, packet of chocolate lollies, things like toblerone or chocolate orange, box of chocolates or box/tin of chocolate biscuits.
In school Panto - 7th December CHILDREN ONLY
YN, YR, Y1, Y2 Chaplins Theatre Company in the morning in the hall
Y3, Y4 Online Panto in classrooms
Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children and Christmas Singing - 9th December
Children are invited to wear Christmas jumpers, tops, hats etc.
They will be singing a few Christmas songs for family members. Please note that this will not be Christmas plays.
Y1 and Y2 9.00-9.30am
Y3 and Y4 9.45-10.15am
YN 11.30 - 12.30pm
YRB 1.00- 1.45pm
YRA 2.00- 2.45pm
More details to follow.
There will be two tickets per family as we need to be mindful of numbers of people in one place for Health and Safety reasons. We will try to film the singing and post it on the school website after the performances for other family members to see if they wish.
Christmas Fair - 13th December 9am till 10.30am
More details to follow. We are looking at how to spread out the stalls as much as possible to manage numbers of people in one place at one time.
Please send in any donations of toys, bric a brac, gift bags with new gifts in and bottles, chocolate and sweets for the tombola.
There will NOT be a Santa’s grotto.
Santa day - 15th December
Every child will have the opportunity to visit Santa in his grotto and will be given a present (paid for by school).
Christmas dinner - 15th December
Menu and details to follow when we have them.
Party afternoon - 16th December
Children can wear party clothes and there will be a variety of activities in different spaces in their Key Stage to choose from and enjoy including party games and dancing, colouring, Christmas film and school games (not toys from home).
We will be having a "dress as you like day" inviting children to wear non uniform on Friday 18th November. This could mean wearing Pudsey based, pyjamas, party clothes, jeans, facepaint... anything goes! {No masks though, remember!]
The link to make a donation to Children in Need is
Children in Need ParentPay link
This will take you to ParentPay.
You will not see Children in Need on your own provate ParentPay account.
Thank you.
We will be having a collective moment of silence in assembly on Friday to mark Remembrance day. Following a request from a child, if anyone is a member of an organisation which would usually take part in a Remembrance parade (eg Brownies, Rainbows, Guides, Cubs, Beavers, Sea Cadets Girl's/Boy's Brigade) - they may wear their uniform on Friday if they wish.
Please note the changes by the caterers to meals in response to feedback. The new potatoes have been changed to roast potatoes on the roast dinner. There are now chips with the fingers meal. The chicken nuggets are under review as the children haven’t all responded well to chicken breast in the nuggets as opposed to more fast food style pressed chicken meat.
Please see Mr Kieran if you can join a parents meeting with the caterers to discuss the meal choices. Also let the office staff know if you would like your child to be part of the working party - researching children’s views.
Thank you
Bonfire menu for Tuesday 8th November
The online menu has been updated so parents can review/amend their bookings as required. If children don't want the hotdog or veggie/vegan option then there will also be the usual alternatives of pasta, jacket potato or a packed lunch.
If anyone has any dietary requirements or questions about the menu, please email office@woodrow.words.sch.uk with questions.